Month: October 2015

The El Paso FBI Office has released clearer surveillance photos of the man who allegedly robbed a FirstLight Federal Credit Union in East El Paso on Monday. In one new picture you can see the man talking on a cell phone. He has been described as being in his 40s and having tattoos on his

reporter evan folan in fabens. at about 3:30, take a look at what he got caught in: “i’m evan folan, live out her in fabens with abc-7, just being pelted with hail the size of marbles, we’ll keep you updated, we’ll see you on air at 4 to give you the latest. again, we’re under

The City of El Paso says there are no major reports of weather damage and crews continue to monitor streets. Abc-7 spoke with city spokesman Martin Bartlett, he says city crews are cleaning debris in some areas. “Right now, what you have is maintenance crews on the street doing a little bit of debris removal,

now to the west of the franklins. abc- seven’s jerry najera spent the day in west el paso and made his way up to anthony new mexico, right on the state line. jerry is live there tonight with what that area saw today. we just made our way back from new mexico. we were chasing

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers needs your help identifying the person or persons who damaged four windows at Las Cruces High School. The vandalism happened on September 26. That’s when Las Cruces Police learned that the windows to a newly constructed portion of Las Cruces High School were shattered. Police think they were broken by gunfire

The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Space Flight is being held in Las Cruces at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum from Oct 7 -8. Hundreds gathered Wednesday to listen to some of the brightest minds in the space flight industry. But for such a growing industry, could that mean more competition for New

ESPN writer Tommy Tomlinson takes an in-depth look at the state of the NMSU football team and asks why the program continues to play football. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/13829265/struggling-new-mexico-state-aggies-take-ole-miss-rebels

Las Cruces Public Schools district released the following information regarding the late dismissal of students. “All elementary schools are dismissing students late due to approaching lightning and thunderstorms. All students will remain indoors until the threat of lightning has passed. “Students who ride school buses will also be held indoors until they are cleared for

There is a long-standing myth the Borderland doesn’t get tornadoes. This simply isn’t true. Tornadoes generally form near the trailing edge of a thunderstorm, and one happened in our region just last Sunday. While we may not experience tornadoes with the same frequency as other places in the United States we are not safe from

Strong, violent tornadoes are familiar to the plains and panhandle. Although, the Borderland sees an occasional funnel cloud here and there, many wonder if El Paso is immune to tornadoes. The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued tornado warnings in the past two days for the Fabens-Socorro-Tornillo area. On average, the National Weather

The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Space Flight is underway in Las Cruces at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. Hundreds gathered Wednesday to listen to some of the brightest minds in the space flight industry. Many wanted to know how the industry’s growth will affect the spaceport in southern New Mexico. During a

Oct. 6, 2015 Update: El Paso Police have released the name of the man who allegedly robbed a Whataburger with a machete last week. Joshua Angel Nunez, 31, is charged with aggravated robbery. Police say Nunez is an ex-employee of the Whataburger he allegedly robbed. It is located near Montwood High School in East El

One person is hospitalized early Wednesday after a rollover. It happened just after 1 a.m. near Joe Battle Boulevard and Pellicano Drive. The driver was taken to Del Sol Medical Center with minor injuries. No word yet on how the vehicle lost control. No other vehicles were involved.

A fire forced employees and patrons to evacuate a Denny’s in Central El Paso early Wednesday morning. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. on the 6000 block of Montana. Smoke could be seen coming from the restaurant in video sent by viewers to ABC-7. No injuries were reported. Firefighters say the fire was electrical in

Southwest University Park, in conjunction with Leg Up Entertainment, present the first ever soccer exhibition match featuring FC Juarez of the Ascenso MX League and Monarcas Morelia of the Liga MX. The exhibition will take place on Friday, October 9 th at 7:30 p.m. with gates opening at 6 p.m. The Head Groundskeeper of the

Quarter-sized hail hit Horizon City around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, forcing residents to scramble to seek shelter. Resident Hector Ruiz told ABC-7 he was driving home when the storm hit. Worried about damage to his car, Ruiz drove quickly to park it under the carport. “It hit so fast, ” Ruiz said. “It looked like

A judge has become the first to officially recognize a common-law same-sex marriage in Texas. Travis County Probate Judge Guy Herman has signed a judgment acknowledging that the eight-year relationship between Stella Powell and Sonemaly Phrasavath met the legal requirements of marriage without a license. The Austin American-Statesman reported Herman signed the ruling Monday in

Saturday’s hail storm in Las Cruces left behind a lot of damage. So much, that startingTuesday, players at the Las Cruces Golf Club at Sonoma Ranch are finally allowed back on the entire course. The back nine of the course openedTuesdaybut the rest of the course opened up onMonday. The greens closedSaturdaybecause of damage from

ashlie rodriguez is in horizon city with the storm’s aftermath. lots of hail is still on the ground in storm’s aftermath. lots of hail is still on the ground in horizon city. it has clumped up into tiny glaciers. i talked to people who were concerned about their cars, covering them with blankets. yards destroyed.

Coupled with the announcement of the deal between El Paso Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center Monday was the resignation of UMC CEO Jim Valenti, effective May of 2016. Coincidence? Judging by what ABC-7 heard from the County Judge, a County Commissioner and a Children’s Hospital doctor on Tuesday, it appears the resignation of Valenti

The City Council on Tuesday voted to disclose during public city council meetings any open records requests submitted by city representatives and city board members. The conversation centered around transparency but again conveyed how divided and tense the current council is. The issue was brought forward by City Rep. Emma Acosta who said she was

six, i’mniversity medical center. after more than a year of bitter feuding, the two hospitals have terms in place that would save the bankrupt children’s hospital without the need for bankruptcy litigation. a judge today defined what needs to happen this week: abc-seven’s complete coverage.. continues tonight. this thursday october 8th — umc will deposit

christmas./ the city council again called petty and dysfunctional. this week, the bickering was about open records requests. abc-7’s maria garcia live with details: it’s pretty unheard of for city reps to file open records requests. because they have access to city information. yet city rep lily limon has submitted six open records requests and

thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of mission valley… moving northeast at 30 mph. hazard…golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. source…radar indicated. impact…people and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs…siding… windows and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs…siding and trees. locations impacted include… horizon city… mission valley… east

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dulce… montana vista… sparks… san elizario… indian cliffs ranch … colonia del paso… lake way estates. precautionary/prepa red ness actions… prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. seek shelter inside a well-built structure. stay away from windows. prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. people outside should move to a

but do located 4 miles southwest of mission valley… moving northeast at 30 mph. hazard…golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. source…radar indicated. impact…people and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs…siding… windows and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs…siding and trees. locations impacted include… horizon city… mission valley… east

but do located 4 miles southwest of mission valley… moving northeast at 30 mph. hazard…golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. source…radar indicated. impact…people and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs…siding… windows and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs…siding and trees. locations impacted include… horizon city… mission valley… east

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